February 2012
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In Memory of Susan Niebur
As a relatively young company, it’s amazing that we’ve already had the opportunity to interact with so many incredible people. For those of you who joined us earlier, you might remember Susan Niebur. We interviewed her about the Women in Planetary Science project she founded, increasing inflammatory breast cancer awareness, and the lymphedema sleeve project.
Susan Niebur passed...
Growing Up
The last few months have been a whirlwind here at Pinterest. It’s hard to explain how it feels to go from a small group of people working on a virtually unknown website, to a slightly bigger team of people working on a service that millions of people use every day. It’s humbling, and exciting.
With all that growth, we’ve gotten more questions from reporters and Pinners. In the...
January 2012
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Add Pins to Your Facebook Timeline
Starting today, you can add pins to your Facebook Timeline!
Lots of people use Pinterest to get inspiration for the most important projects in their life. People use Pinterest to plan their vacations, redecorate their homes, and create menus for holiday dinners.
You can now share all of these pins on your Facebook Timeline and look back at all of your projects and inspirations across the...
December 2011
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Pinterest iPhone App: Version 1.4
The latest version of Pinterest for iPhones is in the app store today! We’ve been working on changes behind-the-pins to make our iPhone app speedier, but the update also includes a new look and new features.
So when you get a chance before the holidays, we recommend updating to version 1.4 in the app store for:
Larger images in your feed
Faster search
Better compatibility with iOS 5
...
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Interview with Chrissy Jensen: Owner of Domestica
Photo by Erich Ernst
Shop owner, music lover, poster collector, and 60s mod aficionado. Chrissy Jensen took some time out of a business holiday season at her shop Domestica to share how her business got started and what and why she pins.
Chrissy’s shop Domestica in Des Moines, Iowa
First, can you tell us a bit about yourself?
My name’s Chrissy Jensen, I live...
November 2011
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Interview with Chronicle Books
Way back in August we got the chance to meet-up with hundreds of pinners in the SF/Bay Area. One of the most enthusiastic groups we got a chance to talk to was a “delegation” of happy pinners from Chronicle Books. As soon as we started chatting with Kate, Kristen, and Guinevere, how and why they pin started pouring out: Kate as an editor for Chronicle Books and Anthology Magazine,...
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Pinteresting Trend: Saturated Geometric Patterns
1. Matt W. Moore “Crystals & Lasers” exhibition; pinned by Little Bird Big Chip onto I Like Stuff
2. Cappellini Proust Geometrica armchair; pinned by Ian onto Inside
3. Howkapow mug designed by Matt Keers via MAIYA; pinned by Leila onto The Home
4. Paper garland by Weekday Carnival; pinned by Irina onto Party Perfect
5. Sarah Applebaum installation; pinned by Sage onto...
October 2011
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Interview with Julie Karatzis & Eugenia Bazigos
Planning parties, weddings, photo-shoots, and daily dinners: these are all reasons people pin. Home improvement boards are also popular, but building a house from the ground up, on an island in Greece, with your whole family? That’s definitely one of the bigger projects we’ve seen on Pinterest.
So between Julie’s work as a publicist and letterpress printer, Eugenia’s job...
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"Pinning With Purpose"
Source: Christine’s pins
If you love pinning and you have your own business or brand, here’s an event that might interest you.
Pinner, blogger, and former small-business owner Christine Martinez is teaching a class in the SF/Bay Area on Thursday, November 3rd titled “Pinning With Purpose: How To Build Your Brand With Pinterest.”
The topics include: how you...
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Pinteresting Trend: Muted Patterns
1. David Pearson Design “Art Direction and Graphics 1960-1970” for Penguin By Design; pinned by Melanie onto Design & Illustration
2. Musings in Femininity; pinned by Joyce onto La Mode
3. Jane Churchill spring patterns via Apartment Therapy; pinned by Casey onto Pattern
4. The Brick House kilim pillow covers, The Brick House’s boards; pinned by Rorie onto Interior...
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10.14.11: Weekly Pinterest Round-Up
Source: left two photos from Soda Pop’s recipe post; Claire K Creation’s cake
This week we added a new “Education” category for teachers, home-schoolers, or any and all interested parents. The category has been filling up with pins even quicker than we thought, so Friday’s first link we want to share is to Denise’s blog Sunny Days in Second Grade...
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Pinteresting Trend: Faceted Designs
1. Jennifer Cameron “Facet Runner” for Danica Studio Collection; pinned by Sarah onto Color
2. Tabitha Bianca Brown “Amethyst” print on Etsy; pinned by Kristin onto Etsy Finds
3. Matthew Shlian “Tesselation Series” paper art; pinned by Karen onto Other Things
4. Lumini “Rock Lamp”; pinned by Jessica onto Furniture
5. J1Studio T. shelf;...
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10.07.11: Weekly Pinterest Round-Up
Source: Ashlie’s melted crayon project
This week, a special mention goes out to green design site Re-Nest for their post “Pinterest & the Green Community” and describing Pinterest as a site that’s inspired them to go out and do just as much as they pin. With that spirit in mind, here’s another week of celebrating what you’ve made from your...
September 2011
9 posts
Pinterest, Refreshed
Next week, you will visit Pinterest and find it looking fresh and new! Here is a taste of what what makes refreshed Pinterest special:
A Fresh Look
Pinterest is now cleaner and lighter, making it easier to focus on the best part - the pins! By keeping Pinterest itself minimal and understated, we hope that you will find it even more satisfying to explore Pinterest and surround yourself with what...
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Interview with Crosby Noricks: Founder of PR...
There’s currently an avalanche of runway photos, trends, and street-style being pinned as the fashion industry makes its seasonal migration from New York to London and onwards to Milan and Paris. And as “fashion month” ensues, we decided it was the perfect time to interview the travel-happy, animal-loving, newborn-hiker Crosby Noricks, founder of PR Couture.
Her blog was one...
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09.16.11: Weekly Pinterest Round-Up
Source: Lofty Bites chicken rollatini adapted from SkinnyTaste’s recipe
New mobile site! New office (just got plugged in)! And of course another week of creations. Get a kick-start on the weekend with inspiration from these pinners and links. And, if you do make something from your boards, you know we want to hear about it so say hello and send us an email.
1. Leah of Lofty...
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Pinteresting Trend: Washi Tape
1. Brooklyn Bride photo by Jenny Ebert, styling by Jackie Weppner; pinned by Dana onto Celebrations
2. Washi tape fabric designed by I Heart Linen, I Heart Linen’s boards; pinned by Sheridan onto Fabric
3. Neon tape collage by A Creative Mint, A Creative Mint’s boards; pinned by Stephen onto Awesomeness
4. DIY washi tape art by Sarah Hearts, Sarah’s boards; pinned...
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Pinterest Mobile
We believe that mobile is extremely important, and mobile users should have a world-class Pinterest experience. Our goal is to make Pinterest available to anyone, anywhere they go. In support of this, we released a big update to our iPhone app last month, but lack of bandwidth on our end has left Android and other smartphone users in the dark.
This is a milestone release that marks the first...
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09.09.11: Weekly Pinterest Round-Up
Our open call for more Pinterest Parties and pin creations definitely didn’t disappoint: we got pictures of barbecued chicken, wreaths, shelves, you name it! Keep ‘em coming with an email or link to your blog and get inspired from these pinners right now.
Also, special thanks to Shape Magazine for a pinteresting post about self-esteem, using inspiration boards, and the question:...
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Pinteresting Trend: Wine Crate DIYs
1. Maria Helgstrand’s living room, photos by Pernille Kaalund and Louise Riising; pinned by Matt onto Spaces and Things
2. Linsey’s DIY wine crate garden, Linsey’s pins here; pinned by Stacy onto My Outdoor Wonderland
3. Nina Gotlieb’s DIY crate shelving via Design*Sponge, photos by Miha Matei; pinned by Tiffany onto Wouldn’t It Be Lovely
4. Sandra...
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Pinteresting Trend: 3D Type
1. Proposal for Lyon Airport Signage designed by Grapheine; pinned by onto Hope onto Bloom Viz
2. Anamorphic Typography project by Joseph Egan and Hunter Thomson; pinned by Marco onto Artist
3, 4. Ebon Heath stereo.type sculptures; pinned by Molly onto Typefaces
5. Nike Stadium display designed by Rafael de Cardenas Architecture At Large via B3 Designers; pinned by John onto Inspired Work...
August 2011
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Pinterest SF/Bay Area Meet-Up!
Photos by Divya Silbermann
Just some fun photos from the meet-up, the incriminating/hilarious SmileBooth photos are still to come… But if you took snapshots of your own at our meet-up last week, let us know or add them to our Facebook page! You can also check out Lilia Photography’s images from the evening here and Bokeh Photography’s here.
Thanks so much for...
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Pinteresting Trend: Black & Yellow
1. Photograph by Pedro E. Guerrero from Calder at Home: The Joyous Environment of Alexander Calder; pinned by Heather onto House Obsessions
2. Photograph by Vanessa Jackman; pinned by HannasRoom onto Fashion
3. Outfit photograph by M.K. via Lookbook.nu; pinned by Becco onto Stylin
4. Photograph by Will Davidson for Russh Magazine #34; pinned by Parisienne onto Fashion Photography
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Pinterest SF/Bay Area Meet-Up!
A Sunday craft project for the SF/Bay Area meet-up this Thursday. We’re expecting a packed house at West Elm and a crowded SmileBooth so if you’re coming, be sure to RSVP here! To sweeten the deal, we’re packing stickers and t-shirts for the early birds, but everyone’s getting 10% off West Elm stuff during the event. See you soon, pinners!
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08.19.11: Weekly Pinterest Round-Up
Source: August Field’s new decor inspired by For the Love of a House (top right); pinned by Sara onto Main Floor Family Room
It’s officially countdown time: with less than a week until our San Francisco/Bay Area meet-up at West Elm, we thought we’d lead our link round-up with some decor blogs that are sharing pins and projects. And for the ever-expanding community of pinning...
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Pinteresting Trend: Post-It Art
1, 2. “Melissa Power of Love” installation and stop-motion video by Galeria Melissa via Feel Desain; video pinned by Haylee onto Design Ideas
3. “Doldrums” installation and photo series by Florian Hildebrandt; pinned by Jamie onto Attractive Objects
4, 5. “Post-It Structures” by Yo Shimada of Tato Architects via Design Boom; pinned by Casey onto...
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The Right Opportunity: Joining the Pinterest Team
A blog post from one of our newest team members, Ryan Probasco about moving his family from Utah to join the Pinterest team.
The Right Opportunity (via Ryan’s blog: Bitdrift)!
As they say in that commercial (you know the one I’m talking about): “Life comes at you fast.” Less than 8 weeks ago, I had no idea what Pinterest was, let alone imagined that I’d be packing up the family and...
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08.12.11: Weekly Pinterest Round-Up
Source: Just Make Stuff; inspiration for the meal from Nora’s boards
“Pinterest Parties.” Have you heard of these?! A few pinners have been organizing parties with their friends and every guest picks a pin they want to make, either with their kids or for themselves.
We really want to be invited to one, but for now, we’re always super excited when we get a post, tweet,...
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Pinteresting Trend: Knit Home
1. “Design for a Living World” project by Christien Meindertsma; pinned by Leyla onto Feels Like Home
2. Knit stools by Claire-Anne O’Brien; pinned by Nic onto Interior Design
3. Interior photo by Morten Holtum for Ellit; pinned by Marta onto Knit & Crochet
4. “Domestic trophies” by Rachel Denny via Okay Great; pinned by Jennifer onto So Sewn
5. Braided...
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Video Pins
Today, we’re excited to introduce a brand new feature at Pinterest: Video Pins! If you’ve ever wanted to pin a DIY tutorial, a cooking lesson, a music video, or just a Beluga whale enjoying a Mariachi Band, now you can.
Just push the very same Pin It button you have installed in your bookmarks bar whenever you see a YouTube video. We are hard at work adding support for other video...
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Pinterest Bay Area Meet-Up!
Ready to meet-up? We are!
The whole team will be at West Elm in Emeryville and we really hope you’ll join us. There’ll be food, drinks, a Smilebooth, and 10% off all purchases thanks to the folks at West Elm.
Please RSVP on our Facebook events page so we can bring enough goodies for everyone!
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Pinteresting Trend: Seafoam & Gold
It started with jewelry and piles of shiny pins. And then came a turquoise, seafoam, and minty fresh avalanche of decorated cupcakes, stationary designs, logos, and home renovations - all with a large sunny streak to go along with it.
The latest trending color combination was being pinned in so many different forms, we had an endless list of seafoam and gold choices for this post. We finally...
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Touch Up Your Photos with the New Pinterest iPhone...
Last week, we released a shiny new version of our iPhone app. Thanks to lots of helpful feedback from Pinners, the new app is faster, more reliable, and (in our opinion) more beautiful! One feature we’re especially excited about is Touch Up, a new interface for pinning iPhone photos. Touch Up lets you quickly adjust the saturation and exposure of your pictures with 1 finger. To adjust the...
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Interview with Kirsty Calquhoun: 365 Days of...
We have a screen-printed poster in our office that reads, “Done is better than perfect.” We also have one that reads, “Everyday I’m hustlin’,” but that’s neither here nor there…
The point is, it’s better to accomplish something than agonize over whether or not it’s perfect and - by the very nature of perfection - not be able to finish...
July 2011
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07.29.11: Weekly Pinterest Round-Up
Since Sherry at Young House Love kicked off their Pinterest Challenge in collaboration with fellow bloggers Lana, Katie, and HGTV Design Star winner Emily Henderson, we figured we would do our part and devote this week’s round-up to all things project-based.
We’re really excited to see how their clothespin chandelier will turn out and if you make something this weekend, you can...
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Pinteresting Trend: Triangles
Given our strong community of graphic designers, typography aficionados, and general pattern-fans, geometric motifs have always had a strong presence on Pinterest. But when we can’t scroll through one page without seeing 5 or more pins involving triangles in one interesting form or another, you know it’s a trend.
Event pennants, creative typography, or even plastered across a whole...
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Interview with Susan Niebur: Astrophysicist & Mom
Susan Niebur would probably tell you she’s a mom, then she would tell you she’s an astrophysicist. She’d tell you all about exemplary women in her field and what younger scientists in general can contribute to planetary missions.
If she wasn’t so involved in spreading the word about the symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer - the cancer that strikes without a lump - she...
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07.22.11: Weekly Pinterest Round-Up
Source: Two & Twenty; pins from Michaela
Happy pinning! Happy Friday! And congrats to Ben & Divya on their big day! It seems there are more reasons than usual to be excited at Pinterest, but we wouldn’t dream of forgetting to say thanks to a few wonderful pinners who take the time to talk about us.
This week, our link round-up includes:
1. The Two & Twenty blog by...
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Pinteresting Trend: Orange
Clementine, coral, ochre, Highlighter - no matter what variation you’re talking about, this week’s pinteresting trend is spreading like something… orange-colored and hot! Oh, yes.
Beauty and fashion boards are painted with tangy orange hues while pinners’ redecoration inspiration is sunnier than ever. Then, of course, there are the summer recipes involving pounds of...
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Pinning Tip: Help Section
We have some really experienced pinners out there; sometimes you even answer each other’s questions on our Facebook page! But whether you’re on your 50th board or you just started your first five, we put together a new Help section here.
We cover Pinning 101, so it’s definitely worth a look if you’re a new pinner, but we hope the instructions and topics will be useful...
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07.15.11: Weekly Pinterest Round-Up
Source: Blush & Jelly blog; pins from Melissa
This week’s round-up of blog links covers all of summer’s sweet spots:
1. We have the best popsicle recipes.
2. Summer wedding inspiration blogged at Bowtie & Bustle; pins from Jenn.
3. Refreshing color combinations blogged at Shelter; pins from Julie.
Thanks to all of you for sharing Pinterest picks!
And, in...
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My Last 5 Pins: Matt Hanns Schroeter
Source: Deftones Diamond Eyes 2010 tour poster on Awesome & CMYK; pinned to Visual Methods.
My Last 5 Pins continues, making its way from Ghana to Canada! This week curiosity got the better of me when I was searching for some great tech-related boards. One pin led to another, and before I knew it I was pinning from typography blogs I’d never seen before. It’s a story a...
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Interview with Kate Petty: Mom & Crafter
Kate is new to pinning but her tutorial-laden craft blog, mini-eco, has been featured on sites around the world, from Craftzine to Swiss Miss. Now Kate is even writing for Homemade Living!
If you give her blog a click, you’ll instantly know why her talents are in high demand: mini-eco’s specialty is fun things to make with your kids using everyday things around your house.
So while...
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Pinteresting Trend: Blue & White
If black-and-white is an all-time classic, blue-and-white is a summertime classic. Within a few seconds, here’s just a handful of things we thought of which promote the color combination:
Nautical stripes, beaches, tropical beaches, Mediterranean beaches, Santorini, ceramic, and more beaches.
The high-contrast pair is pretty much everywhere we’re browsing and searching. And since...
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My Last 5 Pins: Alex Fox
Source: Adrien Sauvage; pinned to Clever.
Pins can teach you a lot about a person and their interests, but some of the most rewarding moments on Pinterest are when you come across a pinner who also manages to teach you a lot just by pinning things you never would’ve come across otherwise.
Alex Fox is one of those people whose boards and immediate pin-vocabulary is African...
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07.01.11: Weekly Pinterest Round-Up
Last post about the meet-up until the next event (!), honest. But we figured we had to express thanks to those who not only showed up, but blogged the night away with their own insights and beautiful photos.
It’s great reading about what you enjoyed most about the evening, especially the new friends you made or meeting your blogger-heroes in person. Ahem, Oh Joy. After all, Pinterest...
June 2011
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Pinterest Meet-Up: Thanks For Coming!
We can’t say it enough, Angelenos: thanks for coming to the meet-up!
We hope the evening was filled with as many stories, jokes, Polaroids, new friends, hugs, and possibly cookies, as it was for us. Getting the chance to talk to so many of you was irreplaceable, whether we were discussing features you want or your self-designed dress (pinners = awesome; also can’t say that enough).
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Interview with Chloé Douglas: Designer
We just posted about how incredible pinners are and Chloé Douglas is absolutely no exception. She wrote us one of the nicest emails I’ve ever read and after replying with the big thank you it deserved, I followed her links to discover Chloé has a ridiculously gorgeous blog devoted to color and was one of the designers for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. After that, a pinterview and a...